Travis Johnson
@travisjj.bsky.social
Writer, critic, film maker, diver, diletante lycanthropologist.
Film & Culture Editor at BLUNT Magazine. bluntmag.com.au
Film & Culture Editor at BLUNT Magazine. bluntmag.com.au
Makes sense.
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Makes sense.
We're fucking doomed.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We're fucking doomed.
Bounced off Radiohead, never looked back.
What is your biggest musical blindspot for someone precisely your age?
For me - an elder millennial - it is that I have never knowingly listened to INCUBUS, nor could I name even one of their songs if you put a gun to my head.
For me - an elder millennial - it is that I have never knowingly listened to INCUBUS, nor could I name even one of their songs if you put a gun to my head.
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Bounced off Radiohead, never looked back.
The Hateful Eight is right there for anyone casting about for a hooky headline.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Hateful Eight is right there for anyone casting about for a hooky headline.
I thought I was pretty much unshockable at this point but Jesus Christ.
Articulating why this in particular sticks in my craw is a bit beyond the word count, though. Something about the flagrancy and what it portends.
Ah well. Good luck, America.
Articulating why this in particular sticks in my craw is a bit beyond the word count, though. Something about the flagrancy and what it portends.
Ah well. Good luck, America.
🔺 NEW: The former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is one of 77 high-profile supporters included in the unconditional clemency
Trump pardons key figures accused of 2020 election interference
The former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is one of 77 high-profile supporters included in the unconditional clemency
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I thought I was pretty much unshockable at this point but Jesus Christ.
Articulating why this in particular sticks in my craw is a bit beyond the word count, though. Something about the flagrancy and what it portends.
Ah well. Good luck, America.
Articulating why this in particular sticks in my craw is a bit beyond the word count, though. Something about the flagrancy and what it portends.
Ah well. Good luck, America.
The irony is that our border policies mean Yaxley is attending remotely.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backs out as headlining speaker at anti-immigration rally due to feature Tommy Robinson
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backs out as headlining speaker at anti-immigration rally due to feature Tommy Robinson
Rallies, organised by anti-lockdown protester Monica Smit and others, are set to go ahead in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at the end of November
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Liberal Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backed out as the headlining speaker at an upcoming anti-immigration protest spanning several of Australia’s cities that was inspired by rightwing protests in the UK in September.
The Northern Territory senator announced shortly before midday on Friday she was “honoured” to join the rally against “mass immigration” and net zero. Less than 24 hours later, and after Guardian Australia contacted Nampijinpa Price’s office with questions, her announcement was wiped from social media. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The irony is that our border policies mean Yaxley is attending remotely.
Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings (1939) is currently on the @criterion.bsky.social channel and, brother, that's a Movie. Big, bold, lusty, bombastic, M-For-Manly Movie.
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings (1939) is currently on the @criterion.bsky.social channel and, brother, that's a Movie. Big, bold, lusty, bombastic, M-For-Manly Movie.
This seems like a bad idea, but who am I to Quibi?
Fox, Disney, and others are investing in micro dramas, a mobile-first format, to engage new audiences.
5 Hollywood companies from Fox to Disney that are looking to capitalize on soapy 'micro dramas'
Fox, Disney, and others are investing in micro dramas, a mobile-first format, to engage new audiences.
www.businessinsider.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This seems like a bad idea, but who am I to Quibi?
Is it because it tries to Wide Sargasso Sea Shakespeare but fails?
Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ is emotional, feminine, directed by an Oscar winner. But it’s also not Sinners or One Battle After Another. Here’s why it’s looking like the year’s first Oscars villain.
The Year’s First Oscars Villain Has Arrived
Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ is emotional, feminine, directed by an Oscar winner. But it’s also not Sinners or One Battle After Another. Here’s why it’s looking like the year’s first Oscars villain.
www.vulture.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Is it because it tries to Wide Sargasso Sea Shakespeare but fails?
Batman beats the living shit out of cops on a regular basis.
Border Patrol's Greg Bovino just posted a new Batman-themed propaganda video to social media
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Batman beats the living shit out of cops on a regular basis.
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I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Asks Us to Consider the Monster
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Stuffing my cheeks with cotton wool like Brando in the Godfather so the bank app will approve a 50 dollar overdraft.
bro are you fucking kidding me
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Stuffing my cheeks with cotton wool like Brando in the Godfather so the bank app will approve a 50 dollar overdraft.
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NY area trans actors, this is your shot!
tomorrow we begin the process of casting the movie which is scheduled to be shot between January and April of next year. (it’s kind of a big production)
wanna cover all the bases and make sure we cast the widest net so if you’re in the NY tri-state area, an actor, and trans - I’m looking for ya!
wanna cover all the bases and make sure we cast the widest net so if you’re in the NY tri-state area, an actor, and trans - I’m looking for ya!
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
NY area trans actors, this is your shot!
Thinking about the failure of Westworld and it boils down to this: if your show is about robot cowboys and you stop giving people robot cowboys, people will stop watching your show.
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Thinking about the failure of Westworld and it boils down to this: if your show is about robot cowboys and you stop giving people robot cowboys, people will stop watching your show.
Quoting myself because I've never been more right.
Honestly, this is what we get for not laughing in the face of every HR drone who took Myers-Briggs seriously.
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Quoting myself because I've never been more right.
Please understand the unfuckable chuds at the Economist very much have skin in the game here.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Please understand the unfuckable chuds at the Economist very much have skin in the game here.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Is this a bit?
The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is inquiring into the agency's head, Paul Brereton, in relation to several complaints including from a former employee.
Anti-corruption commission watchdog inquiring into NACC chief Paul Brereton
The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission is inquiring into the agency's head, Paul Brereton, in relation to several complaints including from a former employee.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Is this a bit?
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I’m bad at self promoting but if you’re reading this, it’s the last chance you have to support our 3-month-old, non-corporate, reader-funded videogame website as a “Founder” and lock in the baseline subscription price indefinitely.
If you’ve been on the fence and have the means, it’s a good time! 🙏🏽
If you’ve been on the fence and have the means, it’s a good time! 🙏🏽
Hello. About a year and a half ago, some guy called Ralph asked me if I wanted to make a new videogame website.
We're launching it today. Maybe you can even visit it if people stop hammering the server for a second.
We're launching it today. Maybe you can even visit it if people stop hammering the server for a second.
This Week in Videogames - TWIV
Covering the important things happening in the world of videogames. News, reviews, and insights without ads or filler content.
thisweekinvideogames.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’m bad at self promoting but if you’re reading this, it’s the last chance you have to support our 3-month-old, non-corporate, reader-funded videogame website as a “Founder” and lock in the baseline subscription price indefinitely.
If you’ve been on the fence and have the means, it’s a good time! 🙏🏽
If you’ve been on the fence and have the means, it’s a good time! 🙏🏽
I'm literally two hops from Pablo Escobar. Three from Osama Bin Laden.
Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I'm literally two hops from Pablo Escobar. Three from Osama Bin Laden.
Leopard obesity epidemic continues.
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Leopard obesity epidemic continues.
That's a land walrus.
🦌 Vampire deer, as they are called, are not mythical creatures
but rather, deer that possess prominent upper canines.
Goofy but intimidating.
The Vampire Deer Are Real
— And They’re Horrifyingly Cute 🧪
www.zmescience.com/feature-post...
but rather, deer that possess prominent upper canines.
Goofy but intimidating.
The Vampire Deer Are Real
— And They’re Horrifyingly Cute 🧪
www.zmescience.com/feature-post...
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
That's a land walrus.
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I’ve been trying to figure out ways to help raise money for food banks so I’m going to giveaway a 1 year sub to @fangoria.bsky.social (out of my own pocket). Just show me a receipt that you donated at least $10 to any food bank (DMs are ok). I’ll notify the recipient on 11/3! #HorrorFam let’s go!
an older woman says we support each other in a tv land ad
ALT: an older woman says we support each other in a tv land ad
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I’ve been trying to figure out ways to help raise money for food banks so I’m going to giveaway a 1 year sub to @fangoria.bsky.social (out of my own pocket). Just show me a receipt that you donated at least $10 to any food bank (DMs are ok). I’ll notify the recipient on 11/3! #HorrorFam let’s go!